Polar opposites which are very much
connected to each other.
Always interaction between the two. Everything that is Yin has some Yang in it
and everything that is Yang has some Yin. All things grow and develop
unceasingly, expressing the perpetual exchange of Yin and Yang. Nothing
stays static, everything is ever changing.

YANG

YIN

White

Black

Summer days longest
nights shorter
daylight is strongest
busy
more active time

Winterdays shortest
nights longest
black or darkness is strongest
quiet
less active time

Day

Night

Light

Dark

Hot

Cold

*MaleTraditionally males have been
more aggressive and active.

*FemaleTraditionally females would be
more passive or receptive.

Sky

Earth

Sun

Moon

Light

Shade

Immaterial

Material

Activity

Rest

Motion

Stillness

Expansion

Contraction

Above

Below

Upward

Downward

Firm

Soft

Hot

Cold

Hard

Soft

Fire

Water

Father

Mother

Son

Daughter

Front

Back`

Top

Bottom

Sweet

Sour

Angry

Sad

Irritability

Depression

*In Feng Shui the goal is to have balance. In today's
society we are seeking this balance by women becoming more assertive, and men
being more intuitive or sensitive.